Episode 1
The Timber Frame Kit House, Newhaven, East Sussex
A couple in Newhaven face a race against time as they build their dream home on windswept cliff-top site in time for the birth of their baby.
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Grand Designs
1999TV-PG27 seasons7.1 / 10
British television series which features unusual and often elaborate architectural homebuilding projects.
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Checked Jul 22, 2026
Grand Designs is available to stream on Britbox, Britbox (Via Amazon Prime), DirecTV On Demand, Philo, Prime Video, YouTube TV, Fubo, Amazon Freevee, Plex, The Roku Channel, and Tubi in United States. You can also buy it from Apple TV. Use the direct links below to open the provider.
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Synopsis
British television series which features unusual and often elaborate architectural homebuilding projects.
Season 1 episodes
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Episode 2
The English Barn, Oxfordshire
Kevin travels to Oxfordshire to meet the Randolphs, who built their first house 10 years ago and now, in their 70s, have decided to do it all again!
Where to watch Grand DesignsEpisode 3
The Co-op, Walter Segal Houses, Brighton
This project was a co-operative venture - 10 young families each put in 30 hours of construction work per week. Kevin travels to Brighton to meet a co-operative of ten young families, including ex-travellers and single parents, who are building both their own and each others homes. A housing association bought the land from the council for £58,000. Paul then worked with the association to put the co-operative together. All the members were people on the council's housing list.
Where to watch Grand DesignsEpisode 4
The Water Tower, Coleshill, Amersham
Kevin McCloud travels to Amersham, where a couple plan to design an 'invisible' house, blending in with the earth banks of the surrounding reservoirs.
Where to watch Grand DesignsEpisode 5
The Eco-House, Suffolk
A Suffolk couple plan an environmentally friendly house with solar heating, grey water systems and reclaimed materials.
Where to watch Grand DesignsEpisode 6
The Chapel, Cornwall
Kevin McCloud travels to Cornwall to visit Gavin Allen and Jane Fitzsimons, who are trying to convert a chapel into a home and a teleworking office for Jane.
Where to watch Grand DesignsEpisode 7
The House of Straw, Islington, North London
Kevin McCloud is in lslington where Jeremy Till and Sarah Wigglesworth have come up with a highly experimental design for a home/office.
Where to watch Grand DesignsEpisode 8
The Glass-House, Town Fields, Doncaster
Kevin McCloud travels to Doncaster where Michael Hird and Lindsay Harwood are building a futuristic glass and steel house in a suburb of Doncaster.
Where to watch Grand DesignsEpisode information updated Jul 22, 2026
More about Grand Designs
Cast
Kevin McCloudHost
Sean SimonsSelfProduction details
- Status
- Returning Series
- Series type
- Documentary
- Episodes
- 259
- Original language
- English
Networks & production
Channel 4United Kingdom
TalkbackUnited Kingdom
Themes
appreciativearchitecturehouse
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